Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex48 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inBabruysk, Belarus
Held atPenal Colony No. 22
CategorySocial media
StatusConvicted
Sentence—
Belarus · context
1,277documented cases
393 urgent · 116 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
101
Legal Profession
11
Medical
2
Culture
1
Case Summary
Aljaksandr Horbel was convicted in the Babruysk District Court for insulting the President. Prior to his criminal conviction, he had faced administrative charges for distributing extremist content via social media. He is currently serving his sentence in a penal colony.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Аляксандр Горбель быў асуджаны ў судзе Бабруйскага раёна за абразу прэзідэнта. Да гэтага ён падвергаўся адміністрацыйнаму пераследу за распаўсюджванне экстрэмісцкай інфармацыі праз сацыяльныя сеткі. Зараз ён адбывае пакаранне ў калоніі.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Insulting the President
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. BY-368
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorSocial Media Monitoring
04Sources
Data Source
Source vs. PPW analysis
ViasnaCase facts, charges, dates, and status.
PPW analysisRisk, surveillance & sentence estimates — probabilistic, not the source's reporting.
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Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Aljaksandr Horbel (PPW case cmmkyol9). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmkyol9w004x1vcfjkdakgfs. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/aljaksandr-horbel).
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